Hannsen, Esposito take Kowomu Trial 4-miler
Moreland, Foote lead Masters divisions
by David Herlocker Race Director: Glenn & Ivy Smink
WESTMINSTER, Aug. 18 -- Paul Hannsen and Sherry Esposito both notched impressive wins at the Kowomu Trail Run, held on August 18th and sponsored by the Westminster Road Runners. Hannsen, who recently won the Bachman Valley Ten Mile Run, the last race in this summer's Twilight Series, immediately grabbed the lead in the early part of the rolling out-and-back course. His time of 5:45 for the first mile gave him a forty second lead over Paul Miller and Jamie Kaiser, a member of the McDonough Cross-Country team that Hannsen coaches. Masters runners James Moreland and Gary St. Onge and lead female runner Esposito were the only other runners in the twenty-three runner field within a minute of Hannsen at that point. By the time Hannsen reached the three mile mark in 17:10, his lead over Miller had grown to nearly two minutes, and as he headed down the hills toward the finish, it grew to a final margin of nearly two and one-half minutes. Miller finished fifty seconds ahead of Kaiser, and St. Onge outran Moreland to finish fourth and claim masters bragging rights. Esposito, who recently won the women's short course title in the Twilight Series by winning all five races she entered, continued her winning ways by passing the one mile mark in 6:45, thirty seconds ahead of Tina McCubbin, who won the long course title this summer. Esposito maintained her sub-seven minute pace with a 20:13 time at three miles, and while she could not catch St. Onge and Moreland in the mad dash to the finish line, she finished sixth overall, with a two and one-half minute advantage over McCubbin. Sherry Clower moved past McDonough School runner Beth Links after the first mile to finish third, and Mira Foote, although claiming to be slowed by injury, increased her pace markedly after the first half-mile to finish as the first masters runner.
1. Paul Hannsen 29 22:53
2. Paul Miller 38 25:21
3. Jamie Kaiser 18 26:11
4. Gary St. Onge 52 26:27
5. James Moreland 49 26:47
6. Rich Beck 44 30:31
7. John Palks 53 30:46
8. Klaus Lemke 42 31:49
9. Chuck Raper 59 32:39
10. Jim Schwartz 48 33:49
11. Scott Kohr 40 33:59
12. Greg Winkler 53 34:46
13. Bob McCubbin 42 36:03
14. Jose Velazquez 43 36:35
15. Karl Kraus 42 39:47
Sherry Esposito 24 26:52
Tina McCubbin 31 29:29
Sherry Clower 30 31:50
Beth Links 15 33:11
Mira Foote 41 36:30
Chris Reese 51 41:24
Liuda Galinaitis 44 41:28
Sharon St. Onge 52 54:53